https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧵" title="Thread" aria-label="Emoji: Thread"> 1/ As the legislative session enters its final hours, we’re tracking some of the most important or interesting bills that California lawmakers send to Gov. @GavinNewsom’s desk. https://bit.ly/34L8TXn ">https://bit.ly/34L8TXn&q... #CALeg

2/ Expanding mental health parity: #SB855 would significantly expand the list of mental health conditions considered medically necessary under California’s state parity law. https://bit.ly/34L8TXn ">https://bit.ly/34L8TXn&q...

3/ If Gov. @GavinNewsom signs the bill into law, supporters say it would make California the nation’s leader on mental health and addiction coverage. Here& #39;s what you need to know about the bill from @jocelynwiener https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts"> https://bit.ly/3jl8DCf ">https://bit.ly/3jl8DCf&q... #CALeg

4/ Creating a reparations committee: @AsmShirleyWeber& #39;s #AB3121 would establish a 9-member task force to inform Californians about slavery and recommend ways the state can provide reparations. https://bit.ly/34L8TXn ">https://bit.ly/34L8TXn&q...

5/ “We felt that California needed to examine itself.”

Assemblymember Weber, the daughter of a Southern sharecropper, introduced the bill before nationwide protests erupted over the death of #GeorgeFloyd. https://bit.ly/3cmlkZS ">https://bit.ly/3cmlkZS&q...

6/ Banning flavored tobacco: Hours after lawmakers passed the bill, Gov. @GavinNewsom quickly signed it into law.

The bill aims to reduce the number of kids vaping, smoking and using tobacco products. It takes effect in January 2021. https://bit.ly/34L8TXn ">https://bit.ly/34L8TXn&q... #SB793

7/ Gov. @GavinNewsom, hours before signing the bill, said:

“It will be a point of deep pride and personal privilege as a father of four and as someone who’s had many, many family members die at the hands of the tobacco industry to sign that bill.” https://bit.ly/2YJxyaS ">https://bit.ly/2YJxyaS&q...

8/ https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧑🏽‍🎓" title="Student (mittlerer Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Student (mittlerer Hautton)">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🎓" title="Doktorhut" aria-label="Emoji: Doktorhut">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👨🏻‍🎓" title="Man student (heller Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Man student (heller Hautton)"> A student loan bill of rights: The bill creates a set of rules for student loan servicers that backers consider the strongest set of state consumer protections for student loan borrowers. https://bit.ly/3bhNXsi ">https://bit.ly/3bhNXsi&q... #AB376 #CALeg

9/ https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📚" title="Bücher" aria-label="Emoji: Bücher"> Tightening school finance rules: This bill would close a loophole in California’s school finance law in an effort to bring more accountability and transparency over how schools spend funds intended for disadvantaged students. https://bit.ly/34L8TXn ">https://bit.ly/34L8TXn&q... #AB1835